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- 1. Multiple Choice
What problems were the farmers in Massachusetts having?
Massive debt and the government taking their land
High prices and not enough seeds
Owing taxes and high demand for crops
Too many farmers and too much competition
- 2. Multiple Choice
Farmers borrowed money from the government in order to buy more grain to feed which group of people?
Other farmers
Women and children
American Revolutionary soldiers
The Founding Fathers
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does Daniel Shays want to do to the courthouse?
Rebuild the main courthouse
Close the courts at any cost
Create a room for members of the press
Install a complaint box
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why are people attacking a courthouse in Maryland?
To capture a criminal
To protest a judge’s rulings
To anger the British
To protest taxes
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why did the delegates from the 13 colonies meet in Philadelphia?
To draft the Declaration of Independence
To fix the problems with the Articles of Confederation
To discuss taxes
To elect a new President
- 6. Multiple Choice
What city do America’s leaders meet for the Convention to work on the Constitution?
New York City
Philadelphia
Washington DC
Boston
- 7. Multiple Choice
Who was the leader of the Constitutional Convention?
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why does Madison keep the press out of the Constitutional Convention?
He doesn’t want people to think the government is weak
He is trying to establish himself as a dictator and doesn’t want people to know
To avoid public embarrassment for delegates who change their mind
To make sure the Constitutional Convention ends within a week
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does Madison want to do at the Constitutional Convention?
Amend the Articles of Confederation to make states more powerful
Create a new strong central government that has power over the states
To convince leaders to create a direct democracy
Keep the Articles of Confederation the same as before
- 10. Multiple Choice
What's the purpose of having 3 branches of government, according to Benjamin Franklin?
It's a system of checks and balances
Each branch can divide the work evenly
Three is a lucky number
Each branch can help each other out
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the system that keeps one branch of government from taking over the others?
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Separation of Power
Force Theory
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why are some states not happy with the proposed way to determine state’s representation in Congress?
It was based on population, so larger states would NOT get as many representatives.
It was based on population, so smaller states would NOT get as many representatives.
Every state was going to get 1 representative and some states wanted more.
Every state was going to get 1 representative and some states didn't think that was fair.
- 13. Multiple Choice
In which part of Congress is representation based on the population of a state?
Senate
White House
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
- 14. Multiple Choice
What do the delegates spend the most time arguing about?
Taxes
Military command
Representation in Congress
Who will be President
- 15. Multiple Choice
What was the solution to the issue of State representation in Congress?
1 House with 1 vote per state
2 Houses with 1 vote per state and 1 chosen by the President
1 House with votes based on state population
2 Houses with 1 vote per state and 1 based on state population
- 16. Multiple Choice
What was an early suggestion for the presidency?
Three presidents
Congress would choose the president
The president would serve for life
All of the above
- 17. Multiple Choice
What topic do the Southern States want to maintain?
No taxes
Equal rights
Slavery
Freedom of Speech
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which state(s) won’t agree to the Constitution if slavery is abolished?
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
All of the above
- 19. Multiple Choice
Did slavery get abolished in the new Constitution?
Yes
No
- 20. Multiple Choice
When does Washington take office as the president?
April 1789
July 1776
December 1778
May 1791
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